Supreme Court grants writs to Negros rights advocates over red-tagging claims

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, August 5, announced that it has issued writs of amparo…

CPSU Hospitality Management students win ASEAN culinary contest in Bacolod

Three hospitality management students from Central Philippines State University (CPSU) Main Campus in Kabankalan City emerged…

Negros Occidental 6th district’s Alvarez elected House deputy speaker

Negros Occidental 6th district representative Mercedes Alvarez joined the House of Representatives’ top leadership after being…

Negros Occidental provincial gov’t clears decades-old medical waste from four hospitals

Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the waste, collected as of August 1, was transported to a Department…

School seeks review of Kabankalan’s ban on multiple government scholarships

Forty-two Southland College students were reportedly removed from the Kabankalan City Educational Assistance Program (KCEAP) after…

Negros NGO stands out as lone Visayas honoree in national poverty reduction awards

A Negros-based nonprofit emerged as the only organization from the Visayas to receive national recognition after…

17-year-old student caught with suspected marijuana during school inspection in Bacolod

A 17-year-old high school student was found carrying suspected marijuana during a routine inspection at the…

Kabankalan SP questions proposed festival funds, seeks accounting of past spending

A city councilor on Monday questioned the proposed P55.675-million budget for Kabankalan City's Charter Anniversary celebration, saying…

Live bullet and bullying note found inside Bacolod university

A live round of ammunition of an undetermined caliber and a handwritten note referring to alleged…

Volunteer teacher helps pupils cross swollen river after class in Negros

A volunteer literacy teacher in a remote village in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, carried his pupils…